Associate Fund Controller

The Problems You’ll Solve

As an Associate Fund Controller, you will help provide leverage to our clients by understanding and prioritizing their needs while effectively scaling our CFO services. Some of the strategic support we provide includes:

Capital calls and distributions

Audit/tax support

Pre- and post-close services

Quarterly and annual financials

Limited Partner communications

You will bring transparency to founders, VCs, General Partners, Limited Partners, and now private credit managers by helping them utilize Carta’s tools and resources such as:

Real-time IRR

Real-time portfolio data

Credit investment performance metrics and exposure reporting

You’ll also:

Improve our product and software through collaborating with product and engineering teams to continue to develop our Private Equity product suite

Turn a service industry into a software business through consulting with clients and implementing our fund administration software

Interact with clients on a daily basis and manage effective client relationships

Interact with external auditors and tax providers

Review all client deliverables, including financial packages, capital calls, distributions, credit facility reporting, and ad-hoc client requests

Assist Directors to execute new and current processes within the team

Ensure the accounting team is SOC-compliant in all processes and procedures

The Impact You’ll Have

Our goal is to position Carta as the leading Fund Administration provider across Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Credit. This is a unique opportunity to work cross-functionally with our product, engineering, go-to-market, and operations teams while expanding your domain knowledge in an exciting and growing asset class. You will also help guide and mentor junior team members.

About You

4+ years of experience in Fund Administration

CPA or CMA preferred

Prior experience working with or within a fund administrator or private credit investment firm preferred

You have experience maintaining, managing, and nurturing multiple client relationships

You’re interested in providing best-in-class service

You have experience interpreting and understanding Limited Partnership Agreements (LPAs)

You can review financial statements and footnotes, ensuring consistency with relevant GAAP (US GAAP, IFRS) and industry practice

You are experienced with Waterfall calculations, management fees, and carried interest allocations in both Private Credit and VC/PE structures

You have worked on complex entity structures, including master-feeder and parallel fund structures, and are comfortable with consolidated reporting

You possess strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills

You are an effective communicator, excel at multi-tasking, and are deadline-driven

You have a deep understanding of Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Private Credit markets

You’re proficient in Microsoft Office and have experience with relevant systems such as Xero, Investran, QuickBooks, and other Private Credit-specific platforms

You have worked with general ledger systems and have implemented new systems or workflows

You enjoy working in projects in a fast-paced environment, both independently and within a collaborative team

You leverage technology to automate processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the client experience

You enjoy mentoring and developing talent within the team